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How Do You Mount Windows Share in Linux?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 5 min read
How Do You Mount Windows Share in Linux?
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How mount Windows share on Linux?

To automatically mount a Windows share when your Linux system starts up, define the mount in the /etc/fstab file. The line must include the hostname or the IP address of the Windows PC, the share name, and the mount point on the local machine.

How do I mount a network share in Linux?

Mounting a NFS share on Linux

Step 1: Install the nfs-common and portmap packages on Red Hat and Debian based distributions. Step 2: Create a mounting point for the NFS share. Step 3: Add the following line to /etc/fstab file. Step 4: You can now mount your nfs share, either manually (mount 192.168.

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